Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Armenak Antinyan, Marco Bertoni, Luca Corazzini
Summary: The study found that invitation letters can increase cervical cancer screening rates, especially when accompanied by follow-up reminders. Different message framing methods did not appear to have an impact on screening rates. Additionally, women in rural areas were more likely to respond to invitations, helping to narrow the urban-rural screening gap.
SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Nicolas Wentzensen, Z. Mike Chirenje, Walter Prendiville
Summary: The primary goal of cervical screening is to identify women at high risk of cervical precancers or cancer, with high-resource countries using multistep screening programs while low-and-middle income countries face challenges in implementation due to resource constraints.
PREVENTIVE MEDICINE
(2021)
Review
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Ramin Asgary, Elena Beideck, Rosanna Naderi
Summary: Cervical cancer disproportionately affects low-resource settings, where HPV and VIA screening methods show promise. HPV testing helps target older or high-risk populations, while VIA offers local capacity-building and scalability.
PREVENTIVE MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Takuya Ibara, Ryota Matsui, Takafumi Koyama, Eriku Yamada, Akiko Yamamoto, Kazuya Tsukamoto, Hidetoshi Kaburagi, Akimoto Nimura, Toshitaka Yoshii, Atsushi Okawa, Hideo Saito, Yuta Sugiura, Koji Fujita
Summary: This study investigated the feasibility of a degenerative cervical myelopathy (DCM) screening method based on the 10-second grip-and-release test using a machine learning algorithm and a smartphone with a camera. The results showed that the proposed screening model performed well in terms of sensitivity, specificity, and area under the curve, making it a useful tool for DCM screening.
Article
Engineering, Biomedical
Davide Piaggio, Georgy Namm, Paolo Melillo, Francesca Simonelli, Ernesto Iadanza, Leandro Pecchia
Summary: This study presents the early results of developing an Android app for testing the photopupillary reflex, aiming to address challenges in low-income countries with limited medical resources. The app showed promising results in evaluating brain traumas and conditions of critical care patients, potentially contributing to achieving the Sustainable Development Goal 3 of the World Health Organization – Good health and well-being.
BIOCYBERNETICS AND BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING
(2021)
Article
Genetics & Heredity
Said El Shamieh, Nathalie K. Zgheib
Summary: Developing countries face challenges in pharmacogenetics research and clinical applications, including fewer researchers and slower clinical implementation progress. To move PGx forward in developing countries, it is recommended to enhance regional and multinational collaborations, upgrade genotyping capabilities, implement next-generation sequencing, and organize specialized training and exchange programs.
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Damian Frej, Marek Jaskiewicz, Milos Poliak, Zenon Zwierzewicz
Summary: Mobile phones are widely used in various aspects of our lives. However, using phones while driving, cycling, or walking in traffic poses safety concerns. While the issue of using mobile phones in moving vehicles has been largely addressed, there is still a significant number of pedestrians and cyclists who are accustomed to using their phones while on the move. The aim of this article is to examine the problem of using mobile phones by pedestrians when crossing a pedestrian crossing and to propose solutions. Despite the introduction of a ban on using mobile phones when crossing a pedestrian crossing in Polish law, many individuals continue to violate this regulation.
APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL
(2022)
Review
Health Care Sciences & Services
Jana Sami, Sophie Lemoupa Makajio, Emilien Jeannot, Bruno Kenfack, Roser Vinals, Pierre Vassilakos, Patrick Petignat
Summary: Digital-VIA (D-VIA) using smartphones has shown promising results in cervical cancer screening in low-resource settings, with satisfactory image quality and potential for automated lesion detection.
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Johnblack K. Kabukye, Jane Namugga, Collins Jackson Mpamani, Andrew Katumba, Joyce Nakatumba-Nabende, Hanifa Nabuuma, Stephen Senkomago Musoke, Esther Nankya, Edna Soomre, Carolyn Nakisige, Jackson Orem
Summary: This study describes a telemedicine system developed to improve cervical cancer screening in Uganda and explores stakeholders' perceptions of the system through focus group discussions. Overall, the system received positive evaluations; however, some negative perceptions and challenges were also identified.
JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH
(2023)
Review
Chemistry, Analytical
Mariacarla Gonzalez, Tananant Boonya-Ananta, Purnima Madhivanan, Jessica C. Ramella-Roman
Summary: Cervical cancer is a significant global health inequity, particularly impacting developing countries. It is a preventable cancer that progresses slowly, allowing for early intervention through screening. However, standard screening procedures require access to lab tests and physician expertise. Various imaging devices have been introduced for cervical screening in low-resource settings.
Editorial Material
Oncology
Rebecca B. Perkins, Debi L. Smith, Jose Jeronimo, Nicole G. Campos, Julia C. Gage, Natasha Hansen, Ana Cecilia Rodriguez, Li C. Cheung, Didem Egemen, Brian Befano, Akiva P. Novetsky, Sandro Martins, Jayashree Kalpathy-Cramer, Federica Inturrisi, Syed Rakin Ahmed, Jenna Marcus, Nicolas Wentzensen, Silvia de Sanjose, Mark Schiffman
Summary: Cervical cancer screening and management in resource-limited settings can be optimized by adopting a risk-based approach. This includes using effective screening methods to separate low-risk from high-risk patients, directing resources to populations at highest cancer risk, utilizing HPV testing via self-sampling, improving risk stratification with HPV genotyping, and implementing automated visual evaluation with artificial intelligence to further enhance risk stratification. Risk-based screening and management allows for targeted triage and treatment while minimizing interventions in lower risk patients in resource-limited settings.
CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Mandana Vahabi, Anam Shahil-Feroz, Aisha Lofters, Josephine Pui-Hing Wong, Vijayshree Prakash, Sharmila Pimple, Kavita Anand, Gauravi Mishra
Summary: According to the CDC, the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in an 84% drop in cervical cancer screening rates. The challenges for cervical cancer screening include the requirement for in-person procedures and the measures to control the spread of the virus. There is limited knowledge about the impact of COVID-19 on cervical cancer screening in low- and middle-income countries.
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Carmen Phang Romero Casas, Rita de Cassia Ribeiro de Albuquerque, Rafaela Borge Loureiro, Angela Maria Gollner, Marina Goncalves de Freitas, Graciela Paula do Nascimento Duque, Juliana Yukari Kodaira Viscondi
Summary: This systematic review analyzes the economic evaluation studies of cervical cancer prevention strategies in low-income and middle-income countries, highlighting the challenge of methodological standardization in the analytical models.
Article
Ergonomics
Erez Kita, Gil Luria, Shani Pindek, Gila Albert, Tsippy Lotan
Summary: Driving while distracted by smartphones poses a serious worldwide road safety issue. Drivers perceive smartphone usage as a risk during high-speed driving and refrain from it, but often use smartphones during low-speed driving without considering it unsafe. This study aimed to decrease smartphone usage during low-speed driving through a risk homeostasis-based intervention. The results showed that the research group drivers decreased their smartphone usage, while the control group drivers did not alter their behavior.
ACCIDENT ANALYSIS AND PREVENTION
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Patti E. Gravitt, Michelle Silver, Heather M. Hussey, Silvina Arrossi, Megan Huchko, Jose Jeronimo, Sharon Kapambwe, Somesh Kumar, Graciela Meza, Laura Nervi, Valerie A. Paz-Soldan, Yin Ling Woo
Summary: The World Health Organization is leading global efforts to eliminate cervical cancer by implementing HPV vaccination and cervical screening and management. Despite the high incidence of cervical cancer, scaling up sustainable CSM programs in low- and middle-income countries is crucial for achieving the global elimination goals. Various technologies have been developed to meet this need, but the key lies in effectively integrating these technologies into healthcare delivery systems.
PREVENTIVE MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Martine Delavy, Josea Lea Heriniainasolo, Rosa Catarino, Manuela Viviano, Patrick Petignat, Pierre Vassilakos
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GYNECOLOGICAL PATHOLOGY
(2020)
Article
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Anne-Caroline Benski, Martine Delavy, Charles-Henry Rochat, Manuela Viviano, Rosa Catarino, Valerie Elsig, Abdoulaye Doulougou, Patrick Petignat, Pierre Vassilakos
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GYNECOLOGY & OBSTETRICS
(2020)
Article
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Annalisa Rizzo, Dominique Ricard, Romano La Harpe, Tony Fracasso, Michal Yaron
JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC AND ADOLESCENT GYNECOLOGY
(2020)
Editorial Material
Oncology
Patrick Petignat, Bruno Kenfack
Article
Oncology
Juliette Levy, Marie de Preux, Bruno Kenfack, Jessica Sormani, Rosa Catarino, Eveline F. Tincho, Chloe Frund, Jovanny T. Fouogue, Pierre Vassilakos, Patrick Petignat
Article
Oncology
Pierre Vassilakos, Ania Wisniak, Rosa Catarino, Eveline Tincho Foguem, Christine Balli, Essia Saiji, Jean-Christophe Tille, Bruno Kenfack, Patrick Petignat
Summary: Triage of HPV-positive women using a combination of genotyping and automated cytology for detecting CIN2+ may increase sensitivity, providing public benefits in low- and middle-income countries.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GYNECOLOGICAL CANCER
(2021)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Roser Vinals, Pierre Vassilakos, Mohammad Saeed Rad, Manuela Undurraga, Patrick Petignat, Jean-Philippe Thiran
Summary: VIA is a widely promoted low-cost primary screening test in low- and middle-income countries, performed by various health workers. Colposcopes are often used to magnify the view of the cervix during VIA, but visual assessment is subjective and unreliable. A smartphone-based solution has been proposed to automatically detect cervical precancer from videos taken during VIA, achieving high sensitivity and specificity, potentially serving as a screening solution in countries lacking expensive tools and trained clinicians.
Article
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Dominique Ricard-Gauthier, Jasmine Abdulcadir, Fracasso Tony, Michal Yaron
Summary: The study conducted at the Geneva University Hospitals aimed to examine epidemiological data and identify risk factors for sexual assault. Results showed that risk factors included drug and alcohol use, as well as amnesia. Future prevention and education interventions should target these areas to address sexual assault risk factors.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY AND REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Jessica Sormani, Bruno Kenfack, Ania Wisniak, Alida Moukam Datchoua, Sophie Lemoupa Makajio, Nicole C. Schmidt, Pierre Vassilakos, Patrick Petignat
Summary: HPV self-sampling is a promising strategy to improve cervical cancer screening in low-income countries, but some women still prefer clinician-sampling. Factors associated with a preference for clinician-sampling include higher education and professional occupations. Lack of self-expertise is the main reason for women preferring clinician-sampling.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Obstetrics & Gynecology
D. Ricard-Gauthier, M. -A. Panchard, D. E. Huber
Summary: This article reports a case of a 66-year-old obese patient with type 2 diabetes who developed a chronic vulvar lesion following surgical drainage of an abscess. After multiple unsuccessful treatments, they tried hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) and the patient fully recovered. This study is one of the first to explore the use of HBOT for promoting healing of chronic vulvar wounds caused by vascular impairment due to diabetes.
CASE REPORTS IN OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY
(2022)
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Roser Vinals, Magali Jonnalagedda, Patrick Petignat, Jean-Philippe Thiran, Pierre Vassilakos
Summary: Visual inspection with acetic acid (VIA) is a simple and low-cost method for cervical cancer screening recommended by the World Health Organization. This study identified automated algorithms for classifying VIA images as negative or precancerous/cancerous, and compared their sensitivity and specificity. Artificial intelligence-based cervical cancer screening algorithms have the potential to support screening in settings with limited healthcare infrastructure and trained personnel, but large-scale testing is necessary to assess their feasibility in real conditions.
Article
Parasitology
Barbara Moroni, Francesco Albanese, Anna Rita Molinar Min, Mario Pasquetti, Jacques Guillot, Simone Roberto Rolando Pisano, Marie-Pierre Ryser-Degiorgis, Silvia Ruefenacht, Dominique Gauthier, David Cano-Terriza, Dino Scaravelli, Luca Rossi, Andrea Peano
Summary: This study aimed to characterize the genetic structure of Sarcoptes scabiei mites from domestic cats and Eurasian lynx, comparing them with mites from sympatric domestic and wild carnivores. The results showed that the genetic structure of the mites exhibited a geographical distribution pattern, which may be due to interactions between different hosts living in the same ecological niche rather than simple infection among hosts belonging to the same taxon.
Review
Health Care Sciences & Services
Jana Sami, Sophie Lemoupa Makajio, Emilien Jeannot, Bruno Kenfack, Roser Vinals, Pierre Vassilakos, Patrick Petignat
Summary: Digital-VIA (D-VIA) using smartphones has shown promising results in cervical cancer screening in low-resource settings, with satisfactory image quality and potential for automated lesion detection.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Alessandra Vanetti, Rosa Catarino, Michal Yaron
Summary: Remote follow-up based on self-assessment and telephone call is a safe and cost-effective method for assessing the success of medical termination of pregnancy. This alternative leads to higher patient satisfaction and acceptability, as well as a reduction in costs compared to traditional in-clinic follow-up.
SWISS MEDICAL WEEKLY
(2021)